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5 take-a-ways from the NFL combine
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1. It’s an Inexact Science… Scouts, teams, and GM’s are measuring the measurables in a controlled environment many call the underwear Olympics. It offers evaluators a chance to see everyone in a non-game environment where coaching and schemes doesn’t factor. However, even with all of the interviews, testing, exams, physical tests, and video, draft picks…
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DON’T say this evil word to yourself.
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On October 25, 1986, The Boston Red Sox were up 5-3 in the 10th inning. They were 3 outs away from their first World Series since 1918. The Mets, however, rallied for 3 straight singles. The next play was a slow roller by Mookie Wilson up the first base line. It went through Bill Buckner’s…
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Current State of Mental Toughness
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Growing up, Mary Towe was the oldest of 8 children, and had to take care of her brother and sisters. For instance, she couldn’t go on any dates as a 16 year old until her newborn brother was asleep. She had mental toughness. The entire family delivered newspapers when they were old enough (10 &…
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How To Tap Into Your Focus Like Pete Sampras
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How to Tap Into Your Focus Like Pete Sampras Pete Sampras was obviously one of the greatest. Personally, I started liking him after Winning the US Open at age 19. He won 14 total grand slams and SEVEN (7) Wimbledon titles. Sampras mentality was one of stoicism, rarely showing emotion, especially negative emotion. Thus, on…
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How an Olympic Gold Medalist and I Shared a Hinge Moment
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How An Olympic Gold Medalist And I Shared A Hinge Moment Most of my life, I have been a sport obsessed honk, not only playing, but also following every sport, in every possible venue. For instance, as a kid, I used to watch EVERY SINGLE match of Wimbledon on HBO during the summer. I always…
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3 simple tips to improve sports confidence |
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3 Simple Tips To Improve Sports Confidence Show me a successful athlete, or person and I’ll show you someone who is confident. It is without a doubt, the most important mental skill. It impacts all of the other skills inside of being mentally tough! There are many ways to build it, and several ways to…
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Three Simple Reasons Why You’re Not Successful Enough
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Three Simple Reasons Why You’re Not Successful Enough The simple reason why you aren’t successful enough is due to the lack of consistency. You may perform well at times, and the good performances may even be GREAT! But, you aren’t flourishing because there is no consistency in your performance! The BAD days are simply too…
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Play this game and see if you’re a control freak.
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Have you ever played the game— I love you more? Choose from the following three choices, which relationship best describes you. 1) Your partner loves you more than you love him or her. Or 2) You love your partner more then he/she loves you. Or 3) You love each other equally, but it is really boring. …
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The Horrible Hinge Quarterback
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This hinge quarterback threw more career interceptions (220) than touchdowns (173). He completed only 50.1% of his passes and his career QB rating was 65.5. This quarterback also lost more games in his career than he won—68-71-4. (Mark Sanchez would be the hands-down starter compared to these numbers). However, this quarterback was also inducted into the…
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How to know your effectiveness as a consultant
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In early 2000’s, Ken Ravizza was doing one of his impromptus, yet standing room only, presentations at the national conference of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology. He was working with the Anaheim Angels at the time and one of his messages was “don’t ask for gear.” In essence, if the team and coaches enjoy…